Simple Machines

Name this simple machine.

• Lever

• Wedge

• Pulley

• Inclined Plane

Name this simple machine. 

• Pulley

• Wheel and Axle

• Inclined Plane

• Lever

Name this simple machine. 

• Inclined Plane

• Lever

• Pulley

• Wedge

A simple machine that consists a rigid bar that pivots on a fixed point

• lever

• pulley

• wheel and axle

• fulcrum

What simple machines are found in the following?

a

b

c

Wedge, wheel & axle

Screw, wedge, and wheel & axle

Lever, wedge and wheel & axle

As a staircase is an example of an ​ (a)   , the spiral staircase is an example of a ​ (b)   .

• inclined plane

• screw

• wedge

Match the following pictures to the type of simple machine they are.

• Screw

• 
• Wedge

• 
• Wheel & axle

• 
• Inclined plane

• 
• Lever

• 

A slide is an example of a/an ​ (a)   . A doorknob is an example of a/an ​ (b)   . A bottle cap is an example of a/an ​ (c)   ​ . A hammer is an example of a/an ​ (d)   .

• inclined plane

• wheel & axle

• screw

• lever

• pulley

• wedge

A seesaw is an example of a

• wedge

• lever

• inclined plane

• pulley

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NGSS.3-PS2-1

Name this simple machine. 

• Wheel and Axle

• Lever

• Pulley

• Wedge